What are the effects of radiation and chemotherapy on children’s developing brains?
Looking at the differences between healthy brain cells before and after treatment to uncover the mechanisms behind brain-related late effects.
We have been funding expert research since 2016, aiming to ensure that every child and young person has a safe and effective treatment for their cancer, and that they can live long and happy lives post-treatment.
Looking at the differences between healthy brain cells before and after treatment to uncover the mechanisms behind brain-related late effects.
Finding a way to identify patients at risk of brain related side effects from leukaemia treatment, and gathering data to inform future treatment options.
Discovering what causes nerve cells to stop working and die years after a Langerhans cell histiocytosis diagnosis.
Investigating whether giving a medicine before doxorubicin cancer treatment could prevent heart damage.
Looking at the early stages of leukaemia that develops after treatment for other cancers to find out what changes occur and how to fight it.
Looking into whether survivors of childhood cancer are at risk of severe infections.
Development of a multi-factorial prognostic model to optimise treatment decision making and outcomes in paediatric low-grade glioma
What helps and what hinders in remotely delivered acceptance and commitment therapy for survivors of childhood brain tumours: a diary and interview study.
Living with treatment-related hearing loss: Experiences of survivors of childhood brain cancer